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Gain exclusive and actionable insight on when and where to invest to realize the best future opportunities, from the originator of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Henrik von Scheel -
Originator,
The 4th Industrial Revolution

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10:15

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Venture capital in lands of opportunity: emerging and frontier markets

How do macro disrupters interact with technological innovation and what does this mean for private capital?

Noor Sweid -
General Partner,
Global Ventures

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10:15
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10:45

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How is the digital age effecting private equity strategies?

Technology is continuing to penetrate private equity and other private capital fund models which is affecting how both the investor and GPs access capital and data – market and operational. This panel will discuss how technology is influencing traditional investment allocation across private capital asset classes and operating business models to compete.

What is driving the trend for offering smaller funds with longer lives, targeting lower returns at lower risk and will it succeed?

Dry powder has more than doubled since 2012 to over $1.1 trillion. These new funds are supposed to be able to invest in different types of companies that would not 'fit' in the GPs' traditional funds. What are these companies?

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16:30

Afternoon refreshments and networking break

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17:00

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Assessing current and future portfolio companies from a digital perspective: how can digital advances create value?

Incorporating digital's impact into the due diligence process: Understanding how potential portfolio companies are poised to manage digital disruption, from marketing, sales and customer care to intellectual property, data and security requirements, in order to fully calculate your risk and opportunity and enhance your portfolio company returns.

ModeratorGeorge Danner -
President,
Business Laboratory

PanellistsMike Rebeiro -
Senior Adviser and Head of Digital and Innovation,
Macfarlanes LLP

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17:30

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Technology – disruption within the supply chain

When new technology meets old industries, technology becomes a game changer, disintermediating incumbents in supply chains and disrupting traditional value chains.

How is private capital achieving these transformations, partnering with strategics and building ecosystems?

Promoting the integration of ESG aspects into the investment process and risk management:

How have the latest European Commission initiatives affected the industry?

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15:15

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How are LP allocations and commitment levels to German PE likely to evolve over the next two years?

Why are LPs increasing (or decreasing) their commitments to the German market, which strategies are LPs likely to expand their commitments to and to what extent do investors take ESG impact into account when making investment decisions?

The demand for greater transparency from the German investor community as LPs diversify into private debt, infrastructure and increase their activity in secondaries and GPs lead more restructurings. What is the latest update on regulation?

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15:45
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16:15

Afternoon refreshments and networking break

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16:45

Benchmarking the German Tech/VC scene in a European context

How is the VC ecosystem evolving in Germany and what does this mean for investors?

What themes will deliver the most exciting returns over the next few years?

PanellistsRainer Maerkle -
General Partner,
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures

Anton Waitz -
Partner,
Project A

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16:45
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17:15

Growing infrastructure opportunities in Germany

Assessing the best infrastructure opportunities in the German market: Is there a blurring of distinctions between infrastructure and private equity assets and how should LPs spread their allocations?

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17:15
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17:45

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Raised ambitions in the German fundraising market: hitting the hard caps

What are the reasons behind smaller funds raising more and doing it more quickly?

How should LPs select their investments when faced with so much market liquidity?

Where are we in the economic cycle? Preparing for a post Brexit private debt market

Will there be a downturn and how will it affect the private debt asset class, which is yet to be tested in a stressed market?

How would firms deal with having to take a direct role in managing distressed companies, how is the industry looking at current and future allocations, what strategies should GPs be deploying now to prepare, and who is best placed to survive?

Will the record numbers of firms entering the market make a shake-out inevitable, as big players continue to secure investments and hoover up capital while smaller operators struggle to eke out a niche?

How much overlap exist between the two markets in terms of credit risk, underwriting standards, terms? Where can investors find best value now and going forward? What do the two markets provide in terms of diversification benefits and is a global approach the future of the asset class?

LP strategies for 2019: what are the drivers of investor interest in real assets and where will they be putting their capital to work?

LP considerations when constructing an optimum real asset portfolio: what are the best strategies, geographies, sectors and property types?

Are pure-play or diversified funds a better fit for your portfolio? Are LPs bullish on private equity infrastructure and real estate as a long-term investment or are we nearing the top of the market cycle?

Analysing global investment trends in the renewables sector: where is the smart money going, and what are the hottest sectors within renewables? Exploring the best strategies in deploying capital. How do you compare opportunities between developed markets and emerging markets?

Will there be a downturn and how will it affect the private debt asset class, which is yet to be tested in a stressed market?

How would firms deal with having to take a direct role in managing distressed companies, how is the industry looking at current and future allocations, what strategies should GPs be deploying now to prepare, and who is best placed to survive?

09:15 -
09:5540 mins

Info

ESG Summit

ESG’s growing influence: Is a mind-shift taking place in the private equity industry?

What is driving the growth of ESG investing and what role does private equity have to play?

09:25 -
09:305 mins

German Private Equity Summit

Chair’s welcome address

ChairDörte Höppner -
COO Riverside Europe,
The Riverside Company

09:25 -
09:305 mins

Real Assets Summit

Chair’s welcome

ChairJames Wardlaw -
Head of Infrastructure,
Campbell Lutyens

09:30 -
10:0030 mins

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German Private Equity Summit

Macroeconomic overview: Germany, powerhouse of Europe or just a fairy tale of a rich country?

Technology is continuing to penetrate private equity and other private capital fund models which is affecting how both the investor and GPs access capital and data – market and operational. This panel will discuss how technology is influencing traditional investment allocation across private capital asset classes and operating business models to compete.

Will the record numbers of firms entering the market make a shake-out inevitable, as big players continue to secure investments and hoover up capital while smaller operators struggle to eke out a niche?

How much overlap exist between the two markets in terms of credit risk, underwriting standards, terms? Where can investors find best value now and going forward? What do the two markets provide in terms of diversification benefits and is a global approach the future of the asset class?

11:15 -
11:5035 mins

Info

ESG Summit

Can ESG Add Alpha?

To what extent does ESG integration significantly improve risk adjusted portfolio returns? How does applying an ESG lens to the investing process help manage risk?

Andrea Echberg -
Partner, Head of European Infrastructure and Real Assets,
Pantheon

Struan Fairbairn -
Chief Risk Officer,
Lothian Pension Funds

LP considerations when constructing an optimum real asset portfolio: what are the best strategies, geographies, sectors and property types?

Are pure-play or diversified funds a better fit for your portfolio? Are LPs bullish on private equity infrastructure and real estate as a long-term investment or are we nearing the top of the market cycle?

Why are LPs increasing (or decreasing) their commitments to the German market, which strategies are LPs likely to expand their commitments to and to what extent do investors take ESG impact into account when making investment decisions?

As generalist / corporate private debt strategies mature and see more competition, credit strategies have increasingly specialized in order to differentiate themselves.

How does this differentiation lead to higher returns, and is the accompanying loss in diversification a concern?

15:15 -
15:4530 mins

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German Private Equity Summit

Solo

The demand for greater transparency from the German investor community as LPs diversify into private debt, infrastructure and increase their activity in secondaries and GPs lead more restructurings. What is the latest update on regulation?

15:20 -
16:0040 mins

ESG Summit

Afternoon Tea

15:30 -
16:0030 mins

Info

Disruption and Innovation Summit

What is driving the trend for offering smaller funds with longer lives, targeting lower returns at lower risk and will it succeed?

Dry powder has more than doubled since 2012 to over $1.1 trillion. These new funds are supposed to be able to invest in different types of companies that would not 'fit' in the GPs' traditional funds. What are these companies?

Analysing global investment trends in the renewables sector: where is the smart money going, and what are the hottest sectors within renewables? Exploring the best strategies in deploying capital. How do you compare opportunities between developed markets and emerging markets?

16:00 -
16:3030 mins

Info

ESG Summit

Generating social and environmental impact as well as financial returns:

ModeratorJustin Kusinskis -
Partner,
Caledon Capital

PanellistsViviana Occhionorelli -
ESG Director,
Astorg Partners

Cornelia Gomez -
Head of ESG and Sustainability,
PAI Partners

How can institutional asset owners deepen their engagement with, the impact investing market in order to develop their impact portfolios?

What are the new tech trends predicted to disrupt global markets as we know them?

How can forward thinking lenders harness these trends for their own advantage?

16:15 -
16:4530 mins

Info

German Private Equity Summit

Benchmarking the German Tech/VC scene in a European context

PanellistsRainer Maerkle -
General Partner,
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures

Anton Waitz -
Partner,
Project A

How is the VC ecosystem evolving in Germany and what does this mean for investors?

What themes will deliver the most exciting returns over the next few years?

16:30 -
17:0030 mins

Info

Disruption and Innovation Summit

Assessing current and future portfolio companies from a digital perspective: how can digital advances create value?

ModeratorGeorge Danner -
President,
Business Laboratory

PanellistsMike Rebeiro -
Senior Adviser and Head of Digital and Innovation,
Macfarlanes LLP

Incorporating digital's impact into the due diligence process: Understanding how potential portfolio companies are poised to manage digital disruption, from marketing, sales and customer care to intellectual property, data and security requirements, in order to fully calculate your risk and opportunity and enhance your portfolio company returns.

16:30 -
17:0030 mins

Info

Real Assets Summit

Infrastructure debt: frothy but still a strong asset class?

PanellistsTim Cable -
Senior Partner,
Vantage Infrastructure

Assessing the merits of debt funds and the reason for their appeal to investors:

What is the outlook for pricing and supply, what does the next generation of debt products look like?

16:30 -
17:0030 mins

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ESG Summit

ESG due diligence & traditional due diligence: should they be combined or a separate process?

To what extent does the depth and quality vary? what should you outsource?

16:40 -
17:1030 mins

Private Debt Summit

Real Estate Debt panel

16:45 -
17:1530 mins

Info

German Private Equity Summit

Growing infrastructure opportunities in Germany

Assessing the best infrastructure opportunities in the German market: Is there a blurring of distinctions between infrastructure and private equity assets and how should LPs spread their allocations?

17:00 -
17:3030 mins

Info

Disruption and Innovation Summit

Technology – disruption within the supply chain

ModeratorHeinz Blennemann -
Principal,
Blennemann Family Investments

PanellistsUdayan Goyal -
Co-founder & Managing Partner,
Apis Partners

Alastair Cooper -
Head of Early Stage Investments,
ADM Capital

Tyson Woeste -
Venture Partner,
Fifth Wall Ventures

Joe Giannamore -
CEO & CIO,
Ana Cap

When new technology meets old industries, technology becomes a game changer, disintermediating incumbents in supply chains and disrupting traditional value chains.

How is private capital achieving these transformations, partnering with strategics and building ecosystems?